The affected area is the Newport area from 18th Street south to Sussex Street and from the Hudson River west to Marin Boulevard.

"No locations in Jersey City are without water," said Greg Kierce, the director of the Jersey City Office of Emergency Management. "As a precaution we are doing hydrant testing in the area and every hydrant has good pressure."

Kierce, who was in Hoboken this morning to see how Jersey City could assist there, said that United Water officials told him the affected areas of Jersey City should be back to normal by 3 p.m.

Two water mains ruptured in Hoboken this morning, a 12-inch main at Eighth Street and Willow Avenue at 3 a.m.; and a 30-inch main at 14th Street and Willow at 11 a.m. The 30-inch main has caused water problems throughout the city.